ARTH 222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Rococo, Germain Boffrand, Jean-Antoine Watteau
18 Jul 2019
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Started in england and swept through the us. In france, king luis 14th died in 1715, followed by regency of louis" nephew philippe. Members of former nobility freed from royal control and abandoned strict court life at. Many chose to live in paris and built elegant townhouses called hotels. Emergence of salons (rooms for social gatherings) These townhouses exemplified aristocratic taste for elegant interior design. Root of rocco began in interior design. Began from interior design and spread to painting and culture. Exemplified original room rocco taste, heavy ornamentation. The room where aristocrats would dance and socialize. Sinuous curves on receptions, dinner wall, gilded molding, small sculptures, mirrors, paintings on walls, very decorative (flamboyant) Poussinistes & rubenistes debate in french academy by the end of the 17th century (drawing vs. color) The art school was divided into two sections (poussins v. rubenists) Color is true to nature and it easily appears to everyone.
